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Matt Eaton SpenT TWO DayS With Terrible tilly

12/23/2018

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And This happened...


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​"Stand ALONE"

"Terribly Tilly" sits 1.2 miles off the north coast of Oregon.  She endures the wrath of wind, wave and weather, and she is much tougher than me.   - Matt Eaton

When I texted Matt on December 16th to see if he was near to come meet a client who was buying his beautiful (big!) Cannon Beach oceanscape for his wife for Christmas, I got back, "At the coast shooting waves".  

Of course you are.  Because it's nasty wet cold blowing weather, and that makes great oceanscapes.

Matt was out in it for two days to get this shot.  Exposure time was 3.5 minutes (think about that in terms of what happens when your hand shakes in the 1/60th of a second that it takes your camera to get the shot). 

This is what gives "Stand Alone" that beautiful soft alive look... Tilly and her rock held their spot on the planet, while ocean and fog and light moved around them. 

​This is a color photograph, grayscale courtesy of Mother Nature.

​- LH

The Story Of Terrible Tilly
For more information on the Tillamook Rock Lighthouse and why she has been nicknamed, "Terrible Tilly", see the great article on our friends at Travel Oregon's website.

I've lived here the entirety of my life and somehow missed this amazing story... I am always in awe of how remarkable things were built before (1878) we had all the tools we have now.  So thanks, Matt.

"The Mystery Of Terrible Tilly" 
"Stand Alone" In Your Home
 "Stand Alone" is fulfilled in full glory,  in a large-format metal print.  See it for the first time outside of Troutdale Art Center as Matt starts the show year off at the Convention Center January 4-6, 2019.
Roadshow Photography at the Build, Remodel, & Landscape Show 

If you are hopelessly out of area, you can purchase "Stand Alone" on Matt's Roadshow Photography site .
 Just don't frame it until you get Matt's signature :).


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Roadshow Photography at Great American Christmas Bazaar

11/23/2018

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This weekend and next, look for TAC's Matt Eaton at the Great American Christmas Bazaar, and pick up your invitation to join us at Troutdale Art Center December 7th-9th to enter to win Matt's huge 40"  Turbine Room signed metal print!
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Great American Christmas Bazaaar 
Portland Expo Center
2060 N Marine Dr, Portland, OR 97217

​Friday, November 23rd – Sunday, November 25th  
Friday, November 30th- Sunday, December 2nd 

Friday: 10 a.m. – 6 p.m.
Saturday: 10 a.m. – 6 p.m.
Sunday: 10 a.m. – 5 p.m.
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​​​Matthew Eaton
Roadshow Photography
eatonsroadshow@yahoo.com



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Artist Martha denham_"Many blessings"

11/20/2018

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TAC Artist Focus
Martha Denham - "Many Blessings" Series
​Words and Art by Martha Denham

MANY BLESSINGS
“From the origin of a flower's name to its distinctive characteristics and rich mythology, flowers are infused with symbolism and meaning.” Flowers have always been a part of my life as my mother grew cutting flowers and hybridized gladiolas. The series “Many Blessings” presents a variety of flowers created with pine needle coils, sculpting material, paint, and raffia woven pedals and leaves. Each flower describes a single blessing.

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“LOVE”

​The rose represents “Love”. Every living being thrives when loved. Whether it’s a couple in love or the love of parents and children, love of family and friends, love of a pet to its human and the human to its pet; love lets us reach out to another and find that connection that we belong to something besides ourselves. Because love is one of many emotions it is complex. Oftentimes it’s hard and painful. Yet, it endures.

The single stem rose with its exquisite bloom is often thought of as delicate. From my experience as a gardener roses are tougher then they look. Planting them in the sun, providing water and food, and with proper pruning I’ve seen many of my bushes survive severe weather and present beautiful blooms.

​I have also found that love can be bruised but it will survive like the rose.  





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“HOPE”
After going through winter where the night is long and the East Winds blow, the cold and dreary days weigh heavy on the soul.

Then comes a change in the weather. Subtly at first; there is a green stem emerging from the cold and wet earth.

Suddenly there it is in all its glory; a bright yellow sunburst of a flower. It’s a daffodil. The meaning of a daffodil is new beginnings. I call that hope.
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Every spring when the daffodils are blooming I think of fresh summer vegetables, my flower garden, the evening aromas, barbecues, sounds of kids playing outside,..

...and I dream of summer.
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​“COURAGE”

My uncle flew a B-17 in World War II. In a letter he wrote my mother he described a mission he flew that was a “mercy mission”.

The Dutch, in resistance to the Nazis, flooded their fields so the Nazis couldn’t obtain fresh food. In so doing, the Dutch starved as well. Towards the end of the war the Nazis allowed the Allies to fly mercy missions and air-drop much needed food. The letter describes how my uncle had to fly a designated route or his plane would be fired at. As he came lower in elevation and delivered his load he saw where the people had spelled out on the ground “Thank-You”.

The name for the tulip comes from the shape of the flower which is similar to a Turk’s turban. For me personally it is the flower that Holland (The Netherlands) is known for; tulips. Being of Dutch descent, and with the story of my uncle, the “courage” of the Dutch people is what comes to my mind.

This tulip represents courage.

“FAITH”
Probably one of the hardiest and most prolific flowers a gardener can have in their garden is the iris. One single tuber can grow into a large mass of color and fragrance. All one can do at this point is dig up the mass of roots and relocate them somewhere else to repeat the cycle. Or, like the gardeners I grew up with, share the tubers.

Pretty soon the entire neighborhood is teeming with iris. The iris's three upright petals are said to symbolize faith, valor and wisdom. The iris gardens I knew as a kid, and my own experience with growing iris as an adult, have shown me they always come back from a hard winter and grow with a vengeance. You can dig them up, throw the tubers in a bag, ignore them for months, and when you finally get around to planting them, they thrive. Best of all they are a wonder of color and fragrance.

​They represent to me faith. I have faith they will endure; faith in their beauty; faith in their fragrance; and faith in their proliferation. As in my faith of the longevity of this flower is my personal faith in God and faith in my family and friends.

Martha H. Denham
martdenham@gmail.com
503.929.2708
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2018 Holiday arts open house

11/18/2018

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holiday Arts Open House at TAC December 7th-9th


You are most cordially invited to our 4th annual Holiday Arts Open House,


We will be open extended hours all weekend with artists in house to greet you, new work in the studios, and your Christmas ready to go !  Come in for a snack and a glass of wine or cider, and spend some time away from the holiday fray enjoying local art and artists.

Friday, December 7th -  5:00 to 9:00   in conjunction with Troutdale's First Friday Art Walk
Saturday, December 8th - 11:00 to 6:00
Sunday, December 9th - 11:00 to 6:00


Door prize drawings for ornaments, cards, earrings, and prints all weekend.

Grand prize drawings Sunday at 6p.  Enter all weekend - you don't need to be present to win! 
~ Matt Eaton's "Turbine Room" 40" signed metal print (top right).
~ Loree Harrell's "Mirror 027" signed 30" canvas print of Multnomah Falls (bottom right above).

Like our Facebook page to keep up on artist features, and event information!

Troutdale Art Center Artists
Sculpture - Rip Caswell, Alison Caswell, Marlena Nielsen
Photography - Matt Eaton, Chris Marinsik, Loree Harrell
Painting - Sandi Nail, Aaura Lipinski, Richard Bradley, Loree Harrell
Pottery - Diane Castillo-White
Pine Needle basketry & Ornaments - Martha Denham
Textile arts - Dixie Houck
Art Jewelry & Ornaments- Loree Harrell
Cards - Matt Eaton, Sandi Nail, Loree Harrell

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Troutdale Art Center
903 E Historic Columbia River Hwy
Troutdale OR 97060

​503.386.7006

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February 5th First Friday

1/22/2016

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NEW WORK AND NEW ARTISTS!

Burn Series_Loree Harrell Studio

On December 15th, 2015, John Anderson's home in Corbett, Oregon burned down to its bones.  He wanted to find some beauty in the ashes.  We did that.  - Loree Harrell

The forty Mirrors of the Burn Series are installed in Loree's studio through February 29th. 

HEATHER WELLS

Heather's photographic abstracts have been a highlight of many regional shows in the past two years, and "What Lies Beneath My Silence" (pictured) won the People's Choice Award at the 2015 Fall Festival Of The Arts in Troutdale.  Join us for First Friday and welcome Heather.  Main gallery.

GREGG HARRIS

We also welcome Gregg Harris and his living art terrariums.  Gregg is showing in the main gallery.

New Work_Rip & Alison's Sculpture Studio

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There is a whole lot of new in the sculpture studio - come by and see the works in progress of Alison Brown and Rip Caswell, and don't miss the cool new 3D Printer! 

[Please honor No Photograph signs on individual pieces - many of these works are commissioned and the collectors / donors do not wish them released prior to official unveiling.]

Troutdale Art Center
5:00p - 9:00p  February 5th, 2016
903 E Historic Columbia River Hwy
Troutdale, OR 97060
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